by MBC News | Aug 31, 2012
A friendly reminder is going out to lawyers who are representing residential school survivors under the Independent Assessment Process. The reminder comes from the office of the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat. It says lawyers must make sure they...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2012
A new study says Aboriginal children are two to three times more likely to have kidney failure than Caucasian children. Dr. Susan Samuel of the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary led the research. She says Aboriginal boys are twice as likely to have kidney...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2012
Regina police are looking to the public for information on a missing 52-year-old man. Police say Frederick Allen Kakakaway has not been in touch with his family since earlier this summer. He was last seen June 14th at around 6:00 a.m. on a bicycle in the 900 block of...
by MBC News | Aug 31, 2012
Two Prince Albert men are facing charges after a drug bust in the city earlier this week. A search warrant was executed on a city residence on Wednesday — and seven people were taken into custody. While searching the home, police seized 989 grams of cannabis...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2012
An RCMP member stationed in Tisdale received a special honour today. The Kinistin Saulteaux Nation presented Cst. Cameron Schmidt with an eagle feather. It was for his police work when he arrested two people who were allegedly dealing drugs on the reserve. Schmidt...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2012
Saskatchewan Rural and Remote Health Minister Randy Weekes visited La Ronge and Air Ronge yesterday to find out how health care is doing in the province’s north. His visit included a tour of medical facilities. Last month, Weekes expressed interest in Nova...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2012
Prince Albert police have issued an advisory to the public about an offender who was released from custody this week. James McKnight is considered a high risk to re-offend . The 33-year-old is living in Prince Albert and has previously lived in Saskatoon. McKnight has...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2012
A second teenager charged in Saskatoon’s first homicide of the year remains in custody after his first court appearance this morning. Eighteen-year-old Shelby Pinnell is facing charges of second degree murder and committing an indignity to a dead body in...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2012
A gold mining company with operations in northern Saskatchewan says it’s in the process of an extensive review of its operations. This after Golden Band Resources posted a $5.3-million loss for the three-month period ending April 30th. Golden Band spokesman Marc...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2012
A three-year suspended sentence has been handed to the man charged after a stabbing death in Stanley Mission last summer. The sentencing hearing for 31-year-old James Michael Cook was held yesterday in Stanley Mission. Cook was arrested after the death of 26-year-old...
